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comparable to that of an individual who does not have such a handicap or disadvantage.

1) Some frequently encountered social services programs are programs funded under Title IV-B of the Social Security Act, Child Welfare Services; Title V of the Social Security Act, Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Children’s Services and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

2) Education is not generally considered to be a social service, nor is vocational training that is not part of a vocational rehabilitation program.

3) Government income maintenance programs such as TANF or Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance and Child Welfare Assistance are also not social services.

c) When cash is received in conjunction with medical or social services, handle as follows:

1) Any cash provided by a governmental medical or social services program is not income.

2) Any cash from a nongovernmental medical or social services organization is not income when:

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comparable to that of an individual who does not have such a handicap or disadvantage.

1) Some frequently encountered social services programs are programs funded under Title IV-B of the Social Security Act, Child Welfare Services; Title V of the Social Security Act, Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Children’s Services and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

2) Education is not generally considered to be a social service, nor is vocational training that is not part of a vocational rehabilitation program.

3) Government income maintenance programs such as TANF or Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance and Child Welfare Assistance are also not social services.

c) When cash is received in conjunction with medical or social services, handle as follows:

1) Any cash provided by a governmental medical or social services program is not income.

2) Any cash from a nongovernmental medical or social services organization is not income when:

(a)The cash is for medical or social services already…#

(a) The cash is for medical or social services already received by the individual and approved by the organization; however, if the individual receives an amount in excess of the expense of the medical or social services, the excess cash is unearned income; or

(b)The cash is a payment restricted to the future purchase…#

(b) The cash is a payment restricted to the future purchase of a medical or social service, or related excludable in-kind items.

3) Cash from any insurance policy which pays “loss of time” benefits to the recipient and restricts payment to periods of hospital confinement is treated as a third party resource, not income. However, cash payments considered to be an income supplementation for lost income due to a disability are income. This includes weekly disability policies without regard to hospital confinement.

d) When in-kind items are is received in conjunction with medical or social services, handle as follows:

1) In-kind items which meet the definition of medical services are not income regardless of their source.

2) Room and board (food and shelter) provided during a medical confinement is not income. A medical confinement exists when an individual receives treatment in a